Air Force Museum Leadership Experience

An Experiential Leadership Excellence Course

Agenda

Pre-work

Prior to attending you will receive a copy of The Leader's Compass, 3rd Edition and will be required to complete a first draft of your Leadership Philosophy (Leader's Compass). Please allow 3-4 hours for completion of all required pre-work.

Day 1

  • Museum arrival, and a tour of the "Early Years" where we discuss how we learn and improve and the Wright journals.
  • The Leader's Journal
  • Managing a Leader's Style and Energy
  • Leading with different styles — a visit to the Billy Mitchell display
  • Aligning & Accomplishing Goals
  • A tour of space program artifacts and a look at the POW experience.
  • Personal Leadership Philosophy

Homework

Allow 1-2 hours to complete the required readings and exercises from Day 1.

Day 2

  • Feedback
  • The Importance of Precise Communication: Visiting a control tower mockup in the National Aviation Hall of Fame
  • Creating a Motivational Climate
  • A look at the famed B-17 Memphis Belle and a discussion of how people find motivation even in dire circumstances.
  • Leveraging the Power of Conflict
  • Working together — a tour of the Missile Gallery and a discussion of how the Army, Navy, and Air Force worked though interservice rivalry in the cold war.

Homework

Allow 1-2 hours to complete the required readings and exercises from Day 2.

Day 3

  • Setting Leadership Priorities
  • Understanding high-payoff activities — a look at spy satellites and how priorities are set when resources are limited.
  • Accountability
  • Making examples of accountability — a visit to Air Force 1 and talking about Harry Truman's 'The buck stops here' philosophy.
  • Coaching to Develop People
  • Preparing a Plan of Action
  • Final Remarks and Shared Thoughts

Post-event Follow-up

  • Executive Coaching